For Mining, You Need Master Zhongli

"Elemental Spirit."

Inside the Amber Jade, a tiny, adorable little figure with a snow-white body floated in midair.

Her body looked as though it had been carved from the purest white crystal. She wore a milky-white short dress that exposed her fair arms and slender legs.

Her golden hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall, reaching all the way to her feet.

Lin Feng recognized her at a glance. She was an Elemental Spirit condensed from Geo Element.

Such beings were exceedingly rare even on the Holy Magic Continent. He had never expected to encounter one here.

On the Holy Magic Continent, every type of magical element had the potential to give birth to a spirit.

Elemental Spiritual Furnaces formed from Elemental Spirits could generally evolve three times, while the highest-grade ones could even evolve four times.

An Elemental Spirit's strength was closely tied to its owner. Having one was effectively like gaining another spellcaster, though the spiritual energy it used still came from the owner.

Simply put,

the Elemental Spirit could draw upon its host's spiritual energy to cast spells, attacking, defending, or providing support alongside its host.

As Elemental Spirits evolved, their greatest traits were boosting the power of magic and reducing spiritual energy consumption.

In the original work, the Light Elemental Spirit that had formed a Contract with Long Haochen became an Elemental Spiritual Furnace. After completing four evolutions, its strength directly reached the god tier.

Then again,

speaking of Elemental Spirits, Genshin Impact seemed to have quite a few creatures like them as well, such as the Pure Water Spirit...

But just as the two were studying the little fellow before them, she seemed to sense someone approaching.

Without warning, she opened a pair of watery eyes and looked the two of them over with lively curiosity.

She was awake!

When she saw Lin Feng and the other, not only was the little fellow unafraid, she even looked delighted. Her tiny pink hand pointed at Lin Feng, then at the thick stone wall before her.

After pausing for a moment, Lin Feng asked, "Do you want me to let you out?"

Seeing that he understood her meaning, the little fellow nodded excitedly.

Seeing that the Elemental Spirit could understand him, Lin Feng smiled knowingly. He had taken such a huge risk coming down here, so he had to bring some local specialty back with him.

"I can save you, but you have to become my Elemental Spiritual Furnace."

What Lin Feng had not expected was that when he said this, the Geo Elemental Spirit nodded in agreement without even needing to think.

From the moment Lin Feng appeared, she had sensed a feeling of closeness from him.

Her instincts told her that the person before her was the one she had been waiting for.

Seeing how readily the little fellow agreed, Lin Feng took out the Unsharpened Sword and prepared to begin mining.

Looking at the Earth Core Amber Jade before him, which was Rock Solid and incredibly hard, Lin Feng could not help but wonder whether the ordinary Unsharpened Sword in his hand could really break the Amber Jade...

Forget it. I'll try first.

Clang!

The ear-piercing sound of metal striking stone echoed through the cave.

For a moment, Lin Feng even felt as if his eardrums were about to rupture from the shrill impact.

When he looked at the Earth Core Amber Jade again, there was not even the slightest scratch on it...

The Elemental Spirit, who had been watching him expectantly, could not help showing a trace of disappointment in her eyes. She seemed disappointed that she could not escape the prison that had given birth to her.

Just as Lin Feng was about to swap the Unsharpened Sword for Musou Isshin and give it a try,

Zhongli suddenly said from the side, "Let me do it. The sound of blades striking stone is rather harsh on the ears."

Lin Feng was speechless. How had he forgotten the master miner?

After receiving Lin Feng's permission, Zhongli's soul form vanished. Immediately afterward, a flash of golden light passed through Lin Feng's pupils.

With a low shout, "Steep Walls of a Thousand Ren!"

As soon as his voice fell, the surrounding Geo Element seemed to receive some command, gathering before him into a Stone Stele that stood tall ahead.

As the Stone Stele appeared, the Earth Core Amber Jade, which had initially been as stable as a mountain, began to crack under the Stone Stele's resonance. In mere moments, the formerly indestructible Amber Jade shattered like glass into thousands of fragments.

After finishing all that, Zhongli returned control of the body to Lin Feng.

Having regained her freedom, the Elemental Spirit excitedly flew circles around Lin Feng.

A moment later, she had not forgotten her agreement with Lin Feng.

She stopped directly before Lin Feng's forehead. The Geo Elemental Spirit closed her eyes, looking like a devout young girl as she pressed her palms together before her chest.

Then she touched her forehead to Lin Feng's.

At once, a strange golden magic circle enveloped them both.

Obscure and incomprehensible inscriptions appeared around them.

They were forming a Contract.

The Elemental Spirit's ethereal, pleasant voice sounded in Lin Feng's mind. It was like the purest note in nature, utterly soothing to hear.

"Master, thank you for saving me. I will now form a Blood Pact with you."

Lin Feng was somewhat surprised. He had not expected the little fellow to directly choose the Blood Pact, the highest level of Contract, with him.

This brought Lin Feng nothing but benefits.

A Blood Pact meant that the Elemental Spirit could never betray him for the rest of her life, and if Lin Feng died, the contractor would die as well.

To be honest, Lin Feng had been taking something of a gamble. After all, their agreement had only been verbal.

If she had wanted to break her promise, Lin Feng might not necessarily have forced her.

After all, he already had plenty of trump cards. Naturally, one more would be good, but if he did not get one, he would not force the matter.

Several breaths later, all the inscriptions had been etched through the mingling of Lin Feng's and the Elemental Spirit's spiritual energy.

A powerful aura of Geo Element suddenly burst forth, forming ripples that spread outward.

They carved a trench into the formerly smooth walls around them.

As all the inscriptions finished forming, the Blood Pact had reached its final step.

Just as the Elemental Spirit instinctively tried to merge the Contract inscription into the acupoint between Lin Feng's brows and claim the highest priority,

a Star Chart suddenly appeared between Lin Feng's brows, forcibly interrupting the Contract.

Paimon suddenly flew out from between Lin Feng's brows.

Stamping her little feet in anger, she said, "Hey, newcomer, aren't you going too far? I'm Lin Feng's best partner, so why are you trying to steal my place the moment you get here?"

Paimon looked at the Elemental Spirit who was forming a Contract with Lin Feng. She had not objected to Lin Feng forming a Contract with her, but this fellow was actually trying to seize the Contract's priority. That made her rather angry.

"Eh?"

The Elemental Spirit was suddenly stunned as she looked at the Paimon who had appeared out of nowhere.

She could sense that the Star Chart which had just appeared on Lin Feng's forehead was of an unknown number of grades higher than her own.

But she was already one of the most exceptional Elemental Spirits in this world. How could there possibly be an existence with greater innate talent than hers?